- This is my favorite style of Cleveland Indians caps.
- .Rick Waits had his best season in 1978. Although Waits had more wins in 1979, most of his other stats were superior in 1978. Rick led the team in wins (13), complete games (15), and starts (33).
- 1978 Stats: 13-15, 3.20 ERA in 34 games (33 starts)
- 1978 Highlights:
- Eddie Murray was on his first All Star team in 1978. Murray didn't play in the 1978 game, but he would be on seven more All Star teams in his career.
- Eddie had a slight improvement over his rookie 1977 season. His numbers in 1978 were VERY close to his career 162-game average.
- 1978 Stats: .285, 27 HR, 95 RBI in 161 games
- 1978 Highlights:
- Sparky Lyle experienced a big drop-off from his Cy Young Award season of 1977. The Yankees signed Goose Gossage after the 1977 season, which relegated Lyle to a setup and occasional closer role. Lyle asked to be traded in January 1978. He realized that he wouldn't get enough work in a crowded Yankee bullpen. Sparky was blasted by owner George Steinbrenner for reporting late to spring training.
- Lyle was traded to the Texas Rangers after the season. Graig Nettles famously said, "He went from Cy Young to sayonara." after the Yankees acquired Gossage, and it turned out to be true.
- 1978 Stats:
- Regular Season: 9-3, 9 saves, 3.47 ERA in 59 games
- AL Championship Series: 0-0, 13.50 ERA in 1 game
- World Series: did not pitch
- 1978 Highlights:
- April 16 - Entered the game with 2 out in the 7th inning and shut out the Chicago White Sox the rest of the way to earn his first save. The Yankees beat the White Sox 3-0.
- June 27 - Pitched three shutout innings and earned the win in New York's 6-4, 14 inning victory over the Boston Red Sox.
- Sept 14 - Came on in relief of Gossage in the 8th inning and shut out the Detroit Tigers the rest of the way. New York won the game 4-2.
- Willie McCovey's 1977 comeback season pretty much guaranteed that he would eventually get to 500 home runs and Hall of Fame status. Willie was the regular 1B for the Giants in 1978, but his playing time diminished as the season went on. McCovey played only twice after August 30.
- 1978 Stats: .228, 12 HR, 64 RBI in 108 games
- 1978 Highlights:
- Dave Lemanczyk had a big reversal of fortune in 1978. After winning 13 games for the expansion Toronto Blue Jays in 1977, Lemanczyk won only four games in 1978 and had his ERA jump by two runs.
- Dave was the opening day starter for the Blue Jays on April 5, but he started out 0-7 with an 8.62 ERA in his first seven starts.
- Lemanczyk missed a start due to a twisted ankle on August 10. He made his next start on August 15 and then didn't pitch for three weeks (perhaps a stint on the disabled list).
- 1978 Stats: 4-14, 6.26 ERA in 29 games (20 starts)
- 1978 Highlights:
- At first it looked like Garry Templeton was going to have a dreadful season in 1978. He ended the month of April batting .185. Garry got the average up to .225 by the end of May and steadily improved until he finished at .280.
- 1978 Stats: .280, 2 HR, 47 RBI in 155 games
- 1978 Highlights:
- Glenn Abbott was the #1 starter for the Seattle Mariners in 1978. He earned the win on opening day, but things got tough for him after that. Abbott missed almost a month of the season in April and May because of a strained hamstring muscle and also missed two weeks in June due to a sprained ankle.
- 1978 Stats: 7-15, 5.27 ERA in 29 games (28 starts)
- 1978 Highlights:
